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Curious and Interesting Names Near Bar Haven ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Bests Harbour
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bests Harbour. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bests Harbour
- Garden Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Harbour Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbour Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Island
- Haystack
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haystack came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haystack
- Peaches Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peaches Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaches Cove
- Pipers Hole ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pipers Hole came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Hole
- Soldiers Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldiers Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Cove
- Sound Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sound Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sound Island
- Swift Current
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swift Current came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Current
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swift Current <3>
- Tacks Beach ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tacks Beach. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacks Beach
- Woody Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woody Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody Island
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woody Island <3>
How Far From Bar Haven to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bar Haven to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Bar Haven once stood, the straight-line distance<5> beginning in Bar Haven and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,027 miles [1,652.8 km]<5> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Bar Haven to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 59 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,608 miles [7,415.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,313 miles [8,550.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,189 miles [5,132.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Newfoundland and Labrador: https://www.gov.nl.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <2> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bar Haven, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bar Haven) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bar Haven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.7173, Longitude: -54.2330 |
| <6> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <7> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Bar Haven to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 292.291 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 287.596 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 288.703 degrees. |
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